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hi all! been a while since i last posted. not had much time to do the escort due to work and having the arrival of my son.
Got some work done today tho. have both of the front sections of the inner wings replaced now due to them being in a bad way. had to cut out some other rot while i was at it but its all ready for the front panel now.Battery tray is now welded in too.
Nice to see you still doing wot you can when you can . And very nice work your doing all so
Cheers dude. Yeah it's been hard to find time at the moment but I'm going to try and get it done now. Got myself a cab project too now lol. Couldn't resist it !
Had a spare hour so i mocked up the front panel. Had a new pair of mounting plates made too so will be nice and neat. Fit is good! Hopefully get it tacked in soon ect
Been a while since updating the thread, cars been in storage as we moved house and I no longer have a garage to work in. I’m rebuilding the engine over the winter as it’s in storage at my parents garage so I can work in there, I’m hoping to make a start on the shell in the new year.
Been a while since updating the thread, cars been in storage as we moved house and I no longer have a garage to work in. Im rebuilding the engine over the winter as its in storage at my parents garage so I can work in there, Im hoping to make a start on the shell in the new year.
Awesome mate , keep plugging , and merry Christmas to you and family .
Hi all been a while since i last posted. Since been in this covid lockdown i thought i would make a start on the engine.
My plan is to strip it down and re paint the block and other parts. fit new seals and gaskets ect. The original water pump and oil pump are still fitted, i was planning on changing these both for new items but id like to keep the ford oil pump but can they be cleaned and used again?? anyone done this?
I stripped off what i could and set about taking the head off, while doing this following the correct bolt undoing sequence i got to number 6 and it was loose... hmm strange, turns out the bolt had snapped in half some time ago and was being driven like this, so i now have the job of getting the snapped bolt out of the block.
Anyone got any tips or advise while i do the engine build?
Lovely car mate glad your still going at it. Iv got a black one I've not started yet and had it over a year. Lack of garage does suck. With the bolt if it was me I'd coat it in plenty of wd40 let that work for a bit and the grind a flat face on top and get the bolt head clean that up and flat face again weld on and hopefully that should get it out daz.
Lovely car mate glad your still going at it. Iv got a black one I've not started yet and had it over a year. Lack of garage does suck. With the bolt if it was me I'd coat it in plenty of wd40 let that work for a bit and the grind a flat face on top and get the bolt head clean that up and flat face again weld on and hopefully that should get it out daz.
cheeRS lee yeah its a nice low owner car Im the 3rd! You started a thread for your project ? If not get one up be good to see it.
As for the stud I was going to do as you said but I have no electric over my garage so cant fire the welder up lol. Gunna try the two nuts method as see if I can unwind it out.
cheeRS lee yeah its a nice low owner car Im the 3rd! You started a thread for your project ? If not get one up be good to see it.
As for the stud I was going to do as you said but I have no electric over my garage so cant fire the welder up lol. Gunna try the two nuts method as see if I can unwind it out.
ah that sucks lol yethats another good one to try. I'd try every Avenue before I thought about drilling out. That's nice low owners. I have mate but not much update since. Been working on my wifes focus st. Doing a head gasket change this week with some other bits
ah that sucks lol yethats another good one to try. I'd try every Avenue before I thought about drilling out. That's nice low owners. I have mate but not much update since. Been working on my wifes focus st. Doing a head gasket change this week with some other bits
yeah il give it ago and see if I can get it out. Kook shes keeping you busy during lockdown then lol.
Been a while since I last posted. The car has been over in storage as I moved and lost my garage space at home. This week I finally picked her up and it's now at my work for me to work on all week. Should be plenty of updates this week.
So after getting the engine bay in primer I had a chance to get it prepped and painted. I decided to get it sealed up and painted to keep it at bay from the dreaded weather we have all been having. I done the inner wings too. I'd like to have had the wings fitted before paint but it's not a big problem.
22-01-2017, 06:21 PM
january 2017 back on it!
